The best way to describe a Palestinian is killed

I meet an American photographer who once followed a breed of birds from his ancestral land in Italy all the way to Finland

The best way to describe a Palestinian is censored

An American writer gets invited to network in Israel with fellow authors

all inclusive except for the souvenirs

The souvenirs are out of pocket

The best way to describe a Palestinian is migrated

Not fled or expelled rather migrated

A catastrophe lost in translation

A catastrophe found in a translation

Catastrophe becomes migration

The best way to describe a Palestinian is erased

My teta’s name Galilée

Her name spoke of a place she left

Was it migration or a catastrophe

The birds feed on limbs somewhere on the streets of Gaza

Does anyone follow their migration?

The best way to describe a Palestinian is

They never left

The best way to describe a Palestinian is

ancient olive trees, summer mediterranean breeze, orange bright sunsets, sunrise call to prayer, next door grandma, neighbors that are cousins, , fresh water well, a village story teller, birds that migrate and return, the crucible of civilization, ancient, big black magical eyes, brilliant minds, principled bunch, stewards of the land, loyal to the land, tight family knit, artisans, unassuming talent, truth tellers, queers, mothers, fathers, doctors, authors, lawyers, wanderers

The best way to describe a Palestinian is to bow at their feet for their courage

We know they will be back